Theoretical Foundations Of Transcultural Nursing Essay 2

Read chapter 1 of the class textbook and review the attached PowerPoint presentation. Once done answer the following questions.

1. Discuss the historical and theoretical foundations of transcultural nursing.

2. Mention and discuss Leininger’s contributions to the creation and development of transcultural nursing as a theory.

3. Discuss the relevance of transcultural nursing in addressing contemporary issues and trends in nursing.

4. Discuss the key components of the Andrews/Boyle Transcultural Interprofessional Practice (TIP) model.

As stated in the syllabus please present your assignment in an APA format word document, Arial 12 font attached to the forum in the discussion board title “Week 1 discussion questions”. A minimum of 2 evidence-based references is required (not counting the class textbook) no older than 5 years.

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A formal area of study that uses the concepts of culture and caring

Transcultural Nursing #2

Transcultural nursing (TCN) is a nursing specialty focused on the comparative study and analysis of cultures and subcultures.

It examines these groups with respect to their:

Caring behavior

Nursing care

Health–illness values and beliefs

Patterns of behavior

Transcultural Nursing #3

Transcultural nursing’s goal is to:

Develop a scientific and humanistic body of knowledge in order to provide nursing care that is both

Culture specific

Culture universal

Transcultural Nursing #4

Culture-specific refers to:

Particular values, beliefs, and patterns of behavior that tend to be special or unique to a group and do not tend to be shared with members of other cultures

Culture-universal refers to:

The commonly shared values, norms of behavior, and life patterns that are similarly held among cultures about human behavior and lifestyles

Question #1

Is the following statement true or false?

Methods, rules, guidelines, and patterns of behavior about food practices can be described as culture-specific.

Answer to Question #1

True

Rationale: The need for food is a culture-universal.

Culture-specific determines methods, rules, guidelines, and patterns of behavior. For example, items that are considered to be edible; acceptable methods used to prepare and eat meals; rules concerning who eats with whom, the frequency of meals, etc.

Transcultural Nursing #5

Anthropology:

The study of humans including their:

Origins

Behavior

Social relationships

Physical and mental characteristics

Customs

Development through time and in all places in the world

Transcultural Nursing #6

Culture (as defined by Leininger) the “learned, shared, and transmitted values, beliefs, norms, and lifeways of a particular group of people that guide thinking, decisions, and actions in a patterned way…

Culture is the blueprint that provides the broadest and most comprehensive means to know, explain, and predict people’s lifeways over time and in different geographic locations.”

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